The maps below were created by Michael Stiehl who is a GIS analyst at Northwestern University’s Mental Health Services and Public Policy program. These maps are based on a dataset that Michael created for us that captures the school-based crimes reported by the Chicago Police Department for the academic year 2010-2011. These numbers differ from the arrest numbers that were reported to us by the Chicago Police Department through our FOIA request. This is unsurprising because arrest numbers are not the same thing as the number of crimes committed. We offer these maps in order to provide more context about crime in Chicago Public Schools. The maps provide the rate of crimes in CPS schools per 100 students which is very helpful for comparison’s sake. Stay tuned next month for the release of a more detailed report about crime in Chicago Public Schools based on the dataset that Michael created for us.

The maps below were created by Michael Stiehl who is a GIS analyst at Northwestern University’s Mental Health Services and Public Policy program. These maps are based on a dataset that Michael created for us that captures the school-based crimes reported by the Chicago Police Department for the academic year 2010-2011. These numbers differ from the arrest numbers that were reported to us by the Chicago Police Department through our FOIA request. This is unsurprising because arrest numbers are not the same thing as the number of crimes committed. We offer these maps in order to provide more context about crime in Chicago Public Schools. The maps provide the rate of crimes in CPS schools per 100 students which is very helpful for comparison’s sake. You can also view the interactive map here.